I am about to start the Legend of Dugu to compare with this series.

All in all, the whole series could have been reduced to 40 episodes and still tell the same story.

Also, I have a pet peeve as to dramas changing history:

First , oldest son did not go mad; his mother didn't like the fact that he had so many concubines, and had second son appointed Crown Prince (who, by the way, destroyed their dynasty!).

The maid that slept with the emperor did not kill herself as portrayed by this series; historically, Queen Dugu had it done for her!

There are several other places where it replaced history with drama, but I am not going to list them all here.

I don't care how "good" the couple were, they could not have been as PERFECT as this series suggests...

I agree with the comments by other reviewers on the overall series: couple too perfect; historical facts were replaced with drama; and it was too long!

It started out good until the death of the corrupt Prime Minister; afterward, it relied on a boring story coupled with inaccurate history in an attempt to save itself!

The main cast all worked well together, with the male and female lead \making you think that they were a couple; the 'competition' between them was hilarious and there were enough scenes for you to be reminded that they still cared about each otehr until the end, and most of the kisd also made you fdeel that they were an intact family (If you watch it, you know which one is the 'exception' to this rule!).

The support cast did an excellent job in their roles and supporting Dugu and her husband; below are some kudos to teh individual support cast: